Gorch Fock (1933)

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The Gorch Fock on an old postcard

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The Gorch Fock I (ex Tovarishch, ex Gorch Fock) is a German three-mast barque. Originally built as a school ship for the German Reichsmarine in 1933, she was handed over to the USSR after World War II. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, she sailed under the Ukrainian flag from 1992 to 1993. In 1995, she was transferred to Newcastle-upon-Tyne for repairs, which however, somehow never even began. In 1999, she was moved to Wilhelmshaven and finally acquired by private sponsors and tranferred to her original home port Stralsund, Germany, where she was re-baptized Gorch Fock on November 29, 2003. She is a museum ship today, and although efforts are being made to reactivate her, it is doubtful whether she will sail ever again.

Related Topics:
German - Barque - School ship - Reichsmarine - 1933 - USSR - World War II - Dissolution of the Soviet Union - Ukrainian - 1992 - 1993 - 1995 - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - 1999 - Wilhelmshaven - Stralsund - November 29 - 2003 - Museum ship - Today

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